From seemingly nowhere on Friday, when his Red Bull RB21-Honda was plagued with understeer, Max Verstappen rose to the pole at Suzuka on Saturday and to an (unprecedented) fourth consecutive race win on Sunday.  The two McLaren MCL39-Mercedes, driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, clearly  provided the better performance packages; yet, by consolidating his pole and by perfectly managing his tyres and the race as a whole - and by driving faultlessly -  Verstappen achieved one of his greatest dry-track victories.  Relive those moments now on our latest podcast. It begins with Friday at Suzuka - when Jack Doohan survived a huge shunt due to a DRS error - and ends with Max's Perfect Day. Enjoy.

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